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Dr Charles Brabin
Position
Charles’ practice is in line with Chambers’ specialisms; he has been involved in cases spanning a broad range of IP areas, including patents, copyright, trade marks, passing off and registered and unregistered national and Community designs. Charles has been involved in proceedings in IPEC, the High Court and the Court of Appeal and the UKIPO; subject matter has extended to parallel imports, competition law, jurisdiction and remedies, Norwich Pharmacal relief, customs seizures, the concept of ‘image rights’ and sound trade marks. In addition to publicly referenced cases, Charles has worked on numerous matters which have not reached court.
Career
2017-present: Tenant at 3 New Square
2016-2017: 12-month pupillage at 3 New Square, under Miles Copeland, Geoffrey Pritchard, Simon Malynicz QC and Dominic Hughes.
2013-2014: Paralegal at leading London specialist IP firm.
2013: Called at Middle Temple
Education
2012-2013: BPTC, College of Law
2011-2012: GDL, College of Law
2007-2011: DPhil Biochemistry (Genetics), University of Oxford
2004-2007: BA (Hons) Biological Sciences, First Class, University of Oxford
Leisure
Beekeeping, sheep husbandry, photography, botany and the natural world in general.
Lawyer Rankings
London Bar > Intellectual property
(Leading Juniors)Ranked: Tier 4The members of Three New Square are sought after for their skills in complex patent disputes, in addition to cases involving copyright, passing off, trade marks, and design rights. Guy Burkill KC focuses on patent litigation in the technology and telecoms sectors – he represented Apple and its distributors in a high-value telecoms-related patent dispute involving eight patents in four patent families against Optis, which claimed that Apple was using its technology without an appropriate license. Douglas Campbell KC‘s practice encompasses both patent and non-patent work, and Thomas Hinchliffe KC has expertise in the pharmaceutical and electronics sectors. Tim Austen regularly appears before the Patents Court, the Intellectual Property Enterprise Court, and the Court of Appeal – he was also instructed by Match Group in successful trade mark infringement and passing off proceedings against Muzmatch, a Muslim dating app that claimed it had a defence of honest concurrent to be able to use the term ‘match’ in its branding. Charles Brabin is skilled in patent work regarding electronics, as is Joe Delaney.